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I’m glad to hear that there is some support out there for a national undergraduate conference. Ruth, I was actually thinking, rather than having graduate students comment on undergraduate papers at the conferences, the graduate students could act more as group discussion facilitators. Undergraduates may get intimidated by the idea that graduate students would be commenting on their work. I was also thinking that the conference sessions could be structured a bit differently. More like mini-workshops or paper presentations with a round table discussion. We can also encourage undergraduates (through the conference) to submit their work to undergraduate journals or maybe even start an undergraduate journal based on the conference proceedings.
I think it would also be a great idea to have mentors for new faculty, but I wonder how such a program would work. I am a newly minted PhD and new hire at St. Mary’s. I regard Cheshire (my dissertation chair) as well as Bernard Kobes (my other philosophy committee member) to be my mentors within the discipline. As far as I’m concerned, and I think they pretty much know too, they are tied to me for life. I bug Cheshire with general questions about our discipline, procedures, and about things that are pertinent to our shared areas of research (philosophy of emotion and feminist philosophy). I bug Bernie about questions concerning how things are done in philosophy of mind. I’m assuming that this is the kind of relationship that most newly minted PhDs have with their advisors, but not all; and perhaps a mentoring program may serve those who lack these types of relationships. I will say, they are very, very, very important, especially in helping newly minted PhDs succeed.############################
Cecilea Mun, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Margaret Brent 205
18952 E. Fisher Rd.
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Phone: (240) 895-4456
Web: www.CMergence.com
On Aug 31, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Ann Garry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Hi allGood discussion, everybody. I realize that some of my responses I sent only to those who emailed rather than to the full list, but let me say in general that I was originally inquiring not only about mentoring of students, but also about mentoring newer professors. Especially in the case of newer professors, "micro-mentoring" for various needs might be the best set up and would require a different model than mentoring of grad or undergrad students.Look forward to hearing more...Ann############################
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SFSU undergrads may be less well-fed than Rutger's, even though (as most work at least half-time to pay for school) they probably are not less busy.
Our grad mentoring program for undergrads (which also involves much ordering of pizza for social and academic occasions) is very much used. I think the key may lie in whether undergrads "think talking to a grad student would help them much."
Our grad students devised preparation sessions (sustained with pizza) for certain famous rites of passage through the B.A., such as the mid-term for Modern Phil. What they created - although only subsequently did I learn the terminology - is a 'learning community.' Each undergrad has a grad mentor, and the grad mentors collaborate on organizing these learning events.
Our undergrad mentoring is not restricted to URMs. Given SFSU demographics - majority of undergrads are first generation and we are one of the most racially diverse U.S. mainland institutions - we focus on having a diverse learning community where undergrads can find companionship not only with, but also beyond, their assigned mentor.
-A.S.
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Just FYI, the APA Committee on Inclusiveness has a subcommittee that aims to work up a mentoring program in conjunction with the excellent APA Task Force Report and Recommendations. Perhaps there could be some synergy here. If you contact me off book I can give the details.
Also, at my institution we paired URM undergrad majors with grad students and held pizza parties for them to meet etc, but it wasn’t much used, I think like the MAP Mentoring program. When I sent out a questionnaire for feedback, the undergrads said that they were too busy and didn’t think talking to a grad student would help them much.
The programs Sally mentions are successful I believe in part b/c they all involve faculty engagement with the philosophical work of the mentee and in-person meetings. That’s harder to duplicate for undergrads, but one idea is to have a big conference with undergrad papers and grad student/faculty commentators.
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Thank you Elizabeth. I will keep your suggestion in mind. Right now, I think the first thing I need to do is to get a group of people to gather who would be interested in working with me on this project. Like I said, such a project is just too large for anyone person to tackle alone.
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Cecilea Mun, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Margaret Brent 205
18952 E. Fisher Rd.
St. Mary's City, MD 20686
Phone: (240) 895-4456
Web: www.CMergence.com
On Aug 31, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Elizabeth Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
University of Michigan, Ann ArborLiz AndersonDear Cecilia,I believe that MAP discontinued its mentoring project due to underutilization--although I welcome correction if this is a misunderstanding. For this reason, before launching a mentoring project or applying for a grant, it would be good to investigate the conditions that enable such projects to be successful. I recommend that you contact Kristen Renwick Monroe at UC Irvine to find out more about establishing a mentoring system. She chaired the American Political Science Association's Task Force on Mentoring some years ago. I believe the APSA has a successful mentoring program, but I don't know the details of how it works.
cheers,
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Hi Everyone,
I don't have much background knowledge about the mentoring program everyone here is speaking about, but I agree that some kind of resource for undergraduates would be bebeficial, especially for minorities who are interested in pursuing a career in philosophy.
I know MAP had established a place on their website which provided a list of mentors and their contact information, but it seems that they are no longer providing such a resource. A while back ago I sent in a proposal for an APA Diversity Grant to establish an organization for undergraduate philosophers called NOUPhilosophers (National Organization for Undergraduate Philosophers). I was hoping to be able to provide undergraduates with resources like mentors as well as incentivize their undergraduate work in Philosophy by providing them with a national conference to attend. You can read the grant proposal on my website: http://www.cmergence.com/service-statement/service-statement
I'm not sure if this would work with what everyone here is refering to, but would you all be interested in working with me in reviving my proposal to establish such an organization. We can all discuss how we can incorporate the mentoring component for the organization as I rework the grant proposal, although the way the organization woukd run, as I envisioned it, would simply be a giant mentored organization for undergraduates.
I would love to resubmit this proposal or a version of it for the upcoming APA Diversity and Inclusiveness Grant competition, but this is not a project that I can take on by myself. So if all of you would be willing to work with me, I'd be happy to revise and resubmit the proposal for NOUPhilosophers.
Please let me know what your thoughts are on this.
Best wishe,
CecileaCecilea Mun, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Margaret Brent 205
18952 E. Fisher Rd.
St. Mary's City, MD 20686
Phone: (240) 895-4456
Web: www.CMergence.com
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I think there is a need at the undergrad and grad level at least. My sense is that the best model is sometimes called "functional mentoring" or "micro mentoring". Carla Fehr knows a lot about this. But just googling, I found this link:On micro mentoring (for business, but can be transposed)The basic idea is that you may need several, sometimes short-term, mentors for different issues. E.g., the best person to mentor you about your work may not be the best person to mentor you about planning a pregnancy or dealing with a harasser.
I think we all need mentors. When we have been in the profession awhile, we often call them "friends." For people just starting out, we need help them navigate the rapids.--Sally
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ChrisPersonally, I have such mixed feelings about mentoring programs...Do folks have a need/desire for it, on the mentee-identified end?
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EzgiBest,Dear Ann,Thanks for asking about his. Recently, Jeanine Schroer asked me about it too since she was trying to make sure the website has the updated information. As the current grad rep, I don't know much about it and I am not sure whether it is still going on.
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############################Hi folks,Several years back (before we ventured out of FL I think) we started a small scale mentoring program --online-- some of us volunteered, others emailed us.What became of this? I find nothing on our website about its (even temporary) existence. It was at the same time that Alice MacLachan set of a "comment on each other's paper" group.
It's possible that another feminist org set it up, but I'm pretty sure it was FEAST. In any case, i know that I exchanged fruitful emails with someone for about a year.
Who knows something here?ThanksAnn--
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